In the aftermath of the horrifying killing spree at Sandy Hook Elementary, there has been lots of renewed attention on mental illness: how to keep the few… Read more “Mental illness: Stigma starts at home”
Category: Mental Illness
How your cat really — as in medically — could make you crazy
Now, it all begins to make sense: Why I am the way I am: slightly disturbed, neurotic and given to bouts of melancholia and — new cool… Read more “How your cat really — as in medically — could make you crazy”
Mental illness, Occupy protest figure into Berkeley hills homicide
On Saturday night, a 67-year-old resident in the Berkeley hills was beaten to death outside his home in a neighborhood described as an affluent area. Police have… Read more “Mental illness, Occupy protest figure into Berkeley hills homicide”
Waking up to Crazy
As I’ve written before, my husband has a serious mental illness. It’s called schizoaffective disorder, which is a combination of bipolar illness and schizophrenia. That means, he… Read more “Waking up to Crazy”
What’s it like to believe satellites are tracking your thoughts and that your co-workers are plotting to kidnap and kill you?
Find out here, in this essay, Paranoia Makes Me Sweat, by a Crazy suburban dad, now published in More Intelligent Life, a quarterly print and online magazine… Read more “What’s it like to believe satellites are tracking your thoughts and that your co-workers are plotting to kidnap and kill you?”
Your kid’s brain, and how alcohol, pot, and other drugs can mess with its development
So much is going on in brain science these days: it’s all pretty exciting and illuminating. Scientists can scan brains and see, for example, how the brain… Read more “Your kid’s brain, and how alcohol, pot, and other drugs can mess with its development”
Full moon tonight: Will you sleep?
I’m not sure I will. I predict I’ll fall asleep reasonably well tonight then awake at 1, 2, or 3 a.m. and not be able to go… Read more “Full moon tonight: Will you sleep?”
A way to beat SAD? Volunteer, hike, camp in Yosemite
Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature’s peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into… Read more “A way to beat SAD? Volunteer, hike, camp in Yosemite”
Accused arsonist’s apparently employer didn’t know about his illness–and had no right to know
In today’s Contra Costa Times story about Scott David Weinberg, the optometrist accused in arson fires in downtown Walnut Creek, the reporters asked whether his most recent… Read more “Accused arsonist’s apparently employer didn’t know about his illness–and had no right to know”
Walnut Creek optometrist charged in arson fires is said to suffer from bipolar disorder
The Contra Costa Times is reporting that Scott David Weinberg, 51, charged with setting fires at a downtown fast-food restaurant and the Comcast cable services hub, had… Read more “Walnut Creek optometrist charged in arson fires is said to suffer from bipolar disorder”
Crazy in Suburbia 